Rare Record of Lavender Jobfish, Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker, 1855) from the Southwest Coast of India with Detailed Taxonomic Description

Wilson, Livi and Zacharia, P U and Najmudeen, T M and Kizhakudan, Shoba Joe and Muktha, M and Sunil, K T S and Pakkri Muthu, S (2022) Rare Record of Lavender Jobfish, Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker, 1855) from the Southwest Coast of India with Detailed Taxonomic Description. Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences. pp. 1-6. ISSN 0212-5919

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Abstract

The lavender jobfish, Pristipomoides sieboldii (Bleeker, 1855) was recently recorded from the southeastern Arabian Sea, based on a single specimen collected from trawl net fishery off Kollam, Southwest coast of India, representing a rare occurrence. The specimen was identified based on morphometric and meristic characters. The presence of a diamond-shaped tooth patch on the vomer with medial posterior extension, a heart-shaped villiform tooth patch on the tongue and scales on the cleithrum are the key identification characters of this species. The distinguishing meristic characters include pored lateral line scale count of 73 and gill raker count on lower limb of the first arch (including rudiments) of 20. The present report provides complete taxonomic description of the specimen from Indian waters for the first time and also contributes towards a better understanding of the regional diversity of snappers along the Southwest coast of India.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Biodiversity; Snappers; Taxonomy; Trawl Fishery
Subjects: Marine Fisheries > Fish landing > Rare occurrence
Demersal Fishes > Snappers
Marine Biodiversity
Fish and Fisheries > Fish Taxonomy
Marine Fisheries > Trawl Ban
Depositing User: Arun Surendran
Date Deposited: 07 Dec 2022 09:56
Last Modified: 16 Dec 2022 04:09
URI: http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16518

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